Synonyms of blueprints

blueprints 1 of 2

noun

plural of blueprint

as in plans

a method worked out in advance for achieving some objective

an ambitious young man with a remarkably detailed blueprint for becoming a millionaire by the age of 25

Synonyms & Similar Words

• plans
• strategies
• programs
• projects
• schemes
• designs
• systems
• proposals
• arrangements
• ideas
• recipes
• master plans
• games
• procedures
• ground plans
• ways
• game plans
• techniques
• road maps
• devices
• specifications
• plots
• intentions
• maps
• policies
• purposes
• diagrams
• intents
• tactics
• conspiracies
• protocols
• maneuvers
• contrivances
• means
• formulas
• aims
• conceptions
• specifics
• patterns
• stratagems
• tricks
• counterplans
• layouts
• collusions
• counterstrategies
• subterfuges
• gambits
• platforms
• setups
• ruses
• projets

blueprints

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of blueprint

as in designs

to work out the details of (something) in advance

blueprinted the schedule of events for the festival right down to the last detail

Synonyms & Similar Words

• plans
• designs
• plots
• charts
• prepares
• organizes
• arranges
• outlines
• projects
• budgets
• maps (out)
• shapes
• calculates
• devises
• schemes (out)
• drafts
• choreographs
• frames
• strategizes (about)
• sketches
• lays out
• figures
• contemplates
• intends
• concerts
• conspires
• intrigues
• aims
• contrives
• has on
• means
• machinates
• gets up
• premeditates
• meditates
• puts up

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of blueprints

Noun

Those blueprints proved useful to Fire Point in learning how to clone Russia’s more advanced missile system, the S-400, which formed the basis for the FP-7x. — Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 17 July 2026

The money would go toward blueprints and early planning for an off-campus security process for those entering the court. — Elise Spenner, ABC News, 14 July 2026

But the blueprints being drawn up in Austin, Munich, London and Washington right now will decide whether robots become colleagues or competitors. — Dr. Adil Dalal, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026

As rain drizzled and the humidity bore down, the president peered at blueprints for the public golf course, before driving to his own course in Virginia via the Arlington Memorial Bridge, near where his Triumphal Arch may soon be built. — Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 3 July 2026

That year a fire destroyed the factory that housed Rohwedder’s prototype and blueprints. — Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 July 2026

The parallel Neusch was searching the home’s blueprints, combining with the CI to find an escape route for the sisters. — Jeff Spry, Space.com, 26 June 2026

The team compared the vessel’s size, along with the position of its masts and cargo holds, against blueprints of the Hōfuku Maru, built in 1919. — Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 18 June 2026

All were constructed between the 1920s and 1950s out of materials like limestone and fieldstone sourced from the local Northern Michigan area, without the use of blueprints. — Kristine Hansen, Travel + Leisure, 18 June 2026

Verb

Recreating Rosebank’s Unique Facility IMD worked with Forsyth’s to create new stills, using archival still blueprints to build exact replicas of the original design. — Chris Perugini, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025